Frequently asked questions
Are my videos uploaded anywhere?
No. The GIF is built frame by frame inside your browser on your device, and the video is never sent to a server.
Is there a size limit, and why keep clips short?
The input limit is 500 MB and one video at a time. GIFs are made on your device and are large by nature, so a long clip at high frame rate can produce a huge file and use a lot of memory. A few seconds usually looks best and stays small.
How do I keep the GIF file small?
Trim to a short clip, lower the frame rate (10 fps looks fine for most things), reduce the width, and use fewer colours. Width has the biggest effect because file size grows with the square of the width, so 480px is a good balance and 320px is great for chat.
Which formats can I use?
It reads most common video files (MP4, MOV, WebM, and similar) and outputs a standard animated GIF that plays and loops anywhere, including in plain tags, emails and chat apps.
Does it loop, and what is bounce?
Yes, GIFs loop forever by default. Turn on bounce to play the clip forward and then back again for a smooth back-and-forth loop.
Why is my GIF still big?
GIFs are an old format and are simply large compared with video. If size matters, keep the clip very short, drop the width and frame rate, and lower the colours. For very large animations a looping video is far smaller, but this tool makes true GIFs.